Just The Way We Are
I have a confession to make. My career and passion is in the beauty business. I manage a salon and retail shop. But that’s not the confession.For most of my life I thought I was ugly. I used to be the girl who thought I was too ugly to get my picture taken. I […]
by Lasara Firefox Allen Every year on and around my birthday, I take inventory. Whether I want to or not, this happens. So I’ve learned to roll with it. And this year, here’s what inventory has yielded: Limit and defeat are not synonyms. As a writer, maybe you’d think I would have figured that one […]
By Rachele Kargas It’s just about midnight. I’m sitting at my desk in Hello Kitty pants. My hair is a mess as I have run my hands through it one too many times. It was sleek and pretty at the beginning of the evening. My cheeks are damp with tears and my eyeliner […]
By Tanis Miller I’ve written a blog post every day this week and deleted all but one of them. I’ve written about the public breakdown I had after Knox’s wheelchair collapsed in the middle of the street and no one offered to help me fix it. I’ve written about how some arsehole didn’t hold […]
One of the secrets for embracing a life of joy is to accept yourself where you are at today. This is a key step to being comfortable in your own skin. For women, we can find this difficult to do. Looking in the mirror we can see plenty not to accept. We see those 10 […]
Kate Winslet. I love her. Always have. And today, I love her even more. I recently read a quote by her that made a huge impact. It left a mark in my mind + heart and brought even more attention to an important change that needs to be made in the body image conversation: […]
I cannot conceive children. Well, not without medications, injections, doctors and about $15,000.00. I did not know this until I was 28, married and trying hard to be a mom before hitting 30. My body could not perform a basic human, female, function. What kind of woman was I if I could not have children? […]
I’m on the precipice of a whole new world, a world where I no longer focus on the size of my pants or the lumpy-ness of my thighs. Who do I have to thank for this? The wonderful children from my Zumbatomic class today. My story is not that unusual – I let my health […]
The boys were splashing in the shallow end of the pool while I stood ankle-deep on the steps, trying not to get wet. We were at my husband’s company picnic at a fancy yacht club. Glossy white boats bigger than our garage bobbed in the sparkling harbor while the hot, humid day ruined any efforts […]
When was the last time you had sex? Wait, don’t answer that. When was the last time you had sex with the lights on? Hmm, now that’s a different question altogether, isn’t it? I have aged, given birth to two children, and am currently sidelined by a knee injury that prevents me from getting much […]
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